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Mass Movement & Rivers

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The measure of the volume of water that flows over a particular location within a given period of time is called
a)
Run off
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Discharge
2.

The entire area of land that drains into a body of water is called a

a)

floodplain

b)

watershed

c)

delta

d)

tributary

3.
What is a type of mass movement by gravity?
a)
dune
b)
loess
c)
glacier
d)
mudslide
4.
A delta at the mouth of a river is the direct result of 
a)
runoff from sewage
b)
deposition of sediment
c)
an ancient glacier that passed through
d)
an underground river flowing to the ocean
5.
Which natural event would likely lead to higher rates of erosion in a stream?
a)
A storm that increases the stream's discharge
b)
An earthquake that decreases the stream's gradient
c)
A sunny day that has no effect on the stream's load
d)
A slight breeze that carries pollen over the stream
6.
Why do the particles carried by a river settle to the bottom as the river enters the ocean?
a)
Velocity of the river water decreases as it enters the ocean
b)
Kinetic energy of the particles increases as the particles enter the ocean
c)
Density of the ocean water is greater than the density of the river water
d)
Large particles have a greater surface area than the small particles
7.
The type of formation shown is at the southern end of the Mississippi river. What is it called?
a)
coastal erosion
b)
a delta
c)
a loess
d)
sand dunes
8.
What most likely deposited these sediments?
a)
wind
b)
water
c)
glaciers
d)
gravity
9.
Mass movement is sometimes called
a)
Physical erosion
b)
Glacial erosion
c)
Big erosion
d)
Gravity erosion
10.
Sediments deposited by mass movement are usually
a)
sorted
b)
unsorted
11.
Sediments deposited by mass movement are usually
a)
angular
b)
rounded
c)
pitted
d)
scratched
12.
A river with a lot of meanders is typically on what kind of landscape?
a)
Flat slope
b)
Steep slope
13.

A river with a lot of meanders is typically exists on a landscape that is geologically

a)

Old

b)

Young

14.
What is another word for "gradient?"
a)
slope
b)
discharge
c)
rate
d)
equilibrium
15.
As slope increases, river velocity...
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
16.
As discharge increases, river velocity...
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
17.
What is the name of the flat area around a river that floods occasionally when river discharge is unusually high?
a)
Delta
b)
Oxbow lake
c)
Outwash plain
d)
Flood plain
18.
What land feature may form at the end of a river, where sediments get deposited as they enter a lake or ocean?
a)
Oxbow lake
b)
Moraine
c)
Delta
d)
Outwash plain
19.
Which part of a river meander has more erosion?
a)
The outside of a curve
b)
The inside of a curve
c)
The middle of a curve
20.
Which part of a river meander has more deposition?
a)
The outside of a curve
b)
The inside of a curve
c)
The middle of a curve
21.
The streambank on the inside of this meander has a gentler slope than the streambank on the outside of this meander because the water on the inside of this meander is moving
a)
slower, causing deposition
b)
faster, causing deposition
c)
slower, causing erosion
d)
faster, causing erosion
22.
What is the driving force behind river erosion?
a)
Convection currents
b)
Wind
c)
Gravity
d)
Mineral Composition
23.
Describe the sorting of sediments deposited by water.
a)
Sorted
b)
Unsorted
24.
Describe the appearance of sediments deposited by water.
a)
Angular
b)
Rounded
c)
Scratched
d)
Pitted
25.

Water on the outside curve of a stream meander moves ________, which causes more ________.

CHOOSE 2 CORRECT ANSWERS!!

a)

faster

b)

slower

c)

erosion

d)

deposition

26.

Water on the inside curve of a stream meander moves ________, which causes more ________.

CHOOSE 2 CORRECT ANSWERS!!

a)

faster

b)

slower

c)

erosion

d)

deposition

27.

At which location in the diagram will the river be deeper?

a)

B

b)

C

28.

At which location(s) in the diagram will erosion occur?

CHOOSE ALL CORRECT CHOICES!

a)

B

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

29.

At which location(s) in the diagram will deposition occur?

CHOOSE ALL CORRECT CHOICES!

a)

B

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

30.

Changing which of the following will cause a change in river velocity?

CHOOSE 2 CORRECT ANSWERS!

a)

discharge

b)

slope

c)

sediment size

d)

temperature

31.

What is the largest sediment size that can be carried by a river that is flowing 2 cm/sec?

a)

.03 cm

b)

100 cm

c)

.3 cm

d)

.003 cm

32.

How fast does a river have to flow to carry sediments that are 0.4 cm in diameter?

a)

20 cm/sec

b)

0.004 cm/sec

c)

3 cm/sec

d)

9 cm/sec

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